Respect For Rule Of Law: Peace Top Priority In South China Sea Conundrum The recent developments in the South China Sea, one of the busiest waterways in the world, are not only alarming but also have great potential to turn into a real war. If this happens, peace and stability will be shattered in Southeast Asia.
Since the beginning of July, a major country’s survey ship, escorted by armed maritime vessels, has illegally encroached on Vietnam’s legal exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Philippines and Malaysia have also faced intimidation from the same power in the most disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Who is responsible for this situation? Is there any respect for rule of law? Is war the only solution to rising tensions in the South China Sea?
Before trying to find answers to these questions, we must understand the universally accepted 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), under which every maritime state is entitled to have a 200-nautical mile EEZ and a 12-nautical mile territorial sea or continental shelf.
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